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Dump unsustainable pathways and shape Europe’s future
Call for transformative action for European sustainable cities
The 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns – Transformative Action: the potential for Europe, 27 – 29 April 2016, in Spain’s Basque Country will focus on the pressing need for action by local governments to change unsustainable pathways and shape Europe’s future.
Following the UN Sustainable Goals and the Paris Agreement adopted by 195 countries at the Climate Conference of the Parties (COP 21), this conference is set to be a flagship event in Europe in 2016 for discussion and experience exchange on urban local sustainability.
Four weeks before the EU Urban Agenda is released, and in the run-up to the upcoming UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development HABITAT III, this conference will serve as a platform to learn more about what these and other new political frameworks mean for cities, as well as to discover the support available to accelerate urban sustainability transformation.
The conference will build on the legacy of the previous conferences in Aalborg (Denmark, 1994 and 2004), Lisbon (Portugal, 1996), Hannover (Germany, 2000), Seville (Spain, 2007), Dunkerque (France, 2010) and Geneva (Switzerland, 2013).
The Basque Country reflects the capacity of European regions to transform, having changed from being focused on industry to embracing an innovative, service-based economy. Its newly adopted Environmental Programme for 2020 shows a firm commitment to improving the environment and aligns with current European and international strategies on job creation, enhancing standards of living, and building a low-carbon economy.
The conference will be hosted by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the Basque Government, Bizkaia County Council and Bilbao City Council, with the involvement of Udalsarea 21 – Basque Network of Municipalities for Sustainability, and the support of Araba County Council,Gipuzkoa County Council, Donostia/San Sebastin City Council and Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council
Further information http://conferences.sustainablecities.eu/basquecountry2016/
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